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Olympic Games France target golden start at Paris 2024
Ahead of the opening day of the men’s sevens tournament at the Olympic Games Paris 2024, we preview all the action from the Stade de France.
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Rugby Sevens Rugby sevens set to kick-off Olympic Games Paris 2024 in style
Rugby sevens is set to come of age on the Olympic stage when the sport has the honour of kicking off the Olympic Games Paris 2024 in front of a capacity crowd of 69,000 fans at Stade de France on Wednesday.
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Disciplinary Independent disciplinary update: Filipo Daugunu (Australia)
Australia’s Filipo Daugunu has been suspended for two matches (subject to the completion of World Rugby's Coaching Intervention Programme) for a red card offence contrary to Law 9.11 (players must not do anything reckless or dangerous).
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Disciplinary Independent disciplinary update: Andre Esterhuizen (South Africa)
Andre Esterhuizen has been suspended for three matches (subject to completing the World Rugby Coaching Intervention Programme) for a red card offence contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in South Africa's international match against Portugal in Bloemfontein on 20 July, 2024.
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Media release Independent disciplinary update: Filipo Daugunu (Australia)
Australia’s Filipo Daugunu will appear (remotely) before an independent Judicial Committee following the red card he received for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in Australia’s test match against Georgia on Saturday, 20 July. The hearing will take place Tuesday, 23 July.
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Media release Independent disciplinary update: Andre Esterhuizen (South Africa)
South Africa’s Andre Esterhuizen will appear (remotely) before an independent Judicial Committee following the red card he received for an act of foul play contrary to Law 9.13 (dangerous tackle) in South Africa’s test match against Portugal on Saturday, 20 July. The hearing will take place Tuesday, 23 July.
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Olympic Games Paris 1924: Golden USA upset France to create history
It is 100 years since a squad made up almost exclusively of Californian students stunned hosts France to claim back-to-back Olympic titles and cement their place in the World Rugby Hall of Fame.
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World Rankings Spain climb World Rugby Men's Rankings after historic win
We run through all the changes in the rankings after another busy weekend of test rugby around the globe, including gains for Los Leones, Hong Kong China and Algeria.
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U20 Championship World Rugby U20 Championship: England end eight-year wait for title
England end France's quest for a record-equalling fourth consecutive U20 Championship title with a hard-fought 21-13 win in the final match of the tournament. Earlier, Spain relegated Fiji to the World Rugby U20 Trophy.
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Disciplinary World Rugby U20 Trophy disciplinary update: Daniel Bett (Kenya)
Kenya centre Daniel Bett has received a two-match sanction for a lifting tackle in their seventh place play-off against Hong Kong China at the World Rugby U20 Trophy on 17 July, 2024.
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U20 Trophy Scotland crowned World Rugby U20 Trophy 2024 champions
Scotland secured promotion to the World Rugby U20 Championship 2025 after beating USA 48-10 in the final at Hive Stadium in Edinburgh, as Japan, the Netherlands and Hong Kong China ended on a winning note to finish third, fifth and seventh respectively.
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Women in Rugby Fixtures confirmed for second edition of WXV
World Rugby has today unveiled the pools and action-packed match schedule for WXV, the highly anticipated return of the women’s 15s competition which promises thrilling encounters across all three levels in Vancouver, South Africa and Dubai with the final six Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 places up for grabs.
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Disciplinary Independent Disciplinary Committee update: Kanji Shimokawa (Japan)
Japan’s Kanji Shimokawa attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing for an offence contrary to Law 9.20(d) (a player must not roll, pull or twist an opponent in the ruck) in their match with Georgia on 13 July. The player was suspended for one match.
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Disciplinary Independent Disciplinary Committee update: Naoto Saito (Japan)
Japan’s Naoto Saito attended an independent Disciplinary Committee hearing having been cited for an offence contrary to Law 9.11 (a player must not do anything that is reckless or dangerous) in their match with Georgia on 13 July. The player was suspended for two matches subject to the successful completion of the Coaching Intervention Programme.
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Disciplinary World Rugby U20 Championship disciplinary update: Stanley Solomon (New Zealand)
New Zealand winger, Stanley Solomon, has received a two-match sanction for a dangerous tackle in their match against France on 14 July, 2024 in the semi-final of the World Rugby U20 Championship taking place in South Africa.
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RWC 2027 Key appointments for Rugby World Cup 2027 Local Operating Company team
Preparations for men’s and women’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and 2029 in Australia continue to gather pace with key executive team appointments within the Local Operating Company (LOC), the World Rugby majority-owned joint venture with Rugby Australia.
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World Rankings Italy claim joint highest position in World Rugby Men's Rankings
We take a look at the main winners and losers from a rankings perspective after a busy weekend of test matches around the globe.
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U20 Championship World Rugby U20 Championship: France beat New Zealand to join England in final
England end Ireland's hopes, France's title defence continues with victory over New Zealand, Argentina win a momentum-swinging match against South Africa, Australia hold on to beat Wales, Italy overcome determined Spain, and Georgia edge a tense match against Fiji
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Rugby World Cup Cities descend on Washington DC as interest in Rugby World Cup 2031 and 2033 ramps up
World Rugby, the international governing body for the sport of rugby union, and USA Rugby, the sport’s national governing body, welcomed representatives from prospective US cities and States wanting to hear more about becoming official host cities for Men’s Rugby World Cup 2031 and Women’s Rugby World Cup 2033 as tournament progress continues at pace ahead of the showpiece events being hosted in North America for the first time.
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Keep Rugby Clean Players vow to Keep Rugby Clean at U20 Trophy
All eight squads taking part in the final round of pool matches at the World Rugby U20 Trophy in Edinburgh will don distinctive t-shirts in a collective stance against doping.